Word · Frequency #7006
preclude
排除；阻止；使不可能
to make something impossible or prevent it from happening
- 1.
To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
排除可能性；杜绝；阻止或排除；使不可能。
排除可能性；杜绝；阻止或排除；使不可能。；预先排除；预防；阻止；妨碍；[法] 预防
In use
The heavy rain precluded the outdoor concert.
His busy schedule precludes him from attending the meeting.
Lack of evidence precluded a conviction.
preclude sth
直接宾语可以是事物或事件。
The bad weather precluded any outdoor activities.
恶劣天气排除了任何户外活动的可能。
preclude sb from doing sth
常用于被动结构：be precluded from doing sth。
His lack of experience precluded him from getting the job.
他缺乏经验，使他无法得到这份工作。
preclude doing sth
后接动名词，表示阻止某个行为。
The terms of the contract preclude selling the shares for five years.
合同条款禁止在五年内出售股票。
Verb forms
base preclude · third person precludes · -ing precluding · past precluded · past participle precluded
动词形式规则
Common mistakes
This doesn't preclude from any possibility.This doesn't preclude any possibility.
错误：加上了多余的介词'from'。'preclude'是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词。
We must preclude the accident to happen.We must preclude the accident.
错误：使用了不定式'to happen'。'preclude'后直接接名词或动名词，不可接不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- preclude the possibility
- 排除可能性
- The lack of evidence precludes the possibility of a conviction.缺乏证据排除了定罪的可能性。
- preclude any chance
- 杜绝任何机会
- His injury precluded any chance of winning the race.他的受伤杜绝了赢得比赛的任何机会。
- preclude someone from doing something
- 阻止某人做某事
- Her illness precluded her from attending the meeting.她的疾病阻止了她参加会议。
- preclude the need for
- 排除…的需要
- The new software precludes the need for manual data entry.新软件排除了手动输入数据的需要。
- preclude the use of
- 排除使用…
- The agreement precludes the use of nuclear weapons.该协议排除了使用核武器的可能性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pre（预先）+clude（关闭）= 预先关闭，即排除、阻止。
Context & Register
正式语境，多用于法律、学术等书面语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in –clude (include, exclude, conclude, occlude, seclude) rhyme with preclude, all pronounced /-kluːd/. However, prelude ends in –lude and is pronounced /ˈpreljuːd/, with stress on the first syllable and a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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